3 WE FIRST MET THIS LOCAL COUPLE -- HOPE AND STEVE DEZEMBER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO -- It was just before their wedding.. That Steve learned he was going to die. Hope knew the road ahead would be heart- breaking -- And expensive. The couple has held fundraisers -- And they rely on donation jars to help defray their unconscionable medical bills. THAT BRINGS US TO TODAY -- AND REPORTER ASHLIE HARDWAY... WHO LEARNED SOMEONE OUT THERE HAS HELPED THEMSELVES TO HOPE AND STEVE'S DONATIONS. 3 3 INTRO CG: ASHLIE HARDWAY/SALEM TOWNSHIP clip 30113723-32"It was actually a customer who noticed one of these two donation jars was stolen. in fact, one month after the first jar was stolen, the second one was taken."NAT POP - INSIDE LAMPLIGHTER CLIP 3010 TC 37:01 "THANK YOU"THE LAMPLIGHTER RESTAURANT IS A POPULAR STOP ALONG ROUTE 22 IN SALEM TOWNSHIP.CUSTOMERS - ARE GENEROUS - DONATING TO HOPE FOR STEVE - WHICH BENEFITS MOUNT PLEASANT NATIVE HOPE DEZEMBER'S HUSBAND, STEVE - WHO IS LIVING WITH A-L-S - OR LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.SOT - clip 2991 CG: kate ferri dawson/Hope For Steve 2905-2922 "ALS is a horrible disease and the medical costs that go along with it for everything from the physical therapy to the creams to the equipment, his wheelchair. They had to totally renovate the home to make it handicap-accessible."A SECOND JAR BENEFITS THE MURRYSVILLE-EXPORT ROTARY CLUB - WHICH FUNDRAISED FOR THE MIRACLE FIELD - A PLACE WHERE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, ADULTS AND VETERANS CAN PLAY.BUT WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS - SOMEONE STOLE both JARS ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.SOT clip 29912923-31 "If you knew about the disease and what it entailed, I don't feel you could have, in any good consciousness, taken that jar."clip 3008CG: andrew ferri/manager, lamplighter restaurant 3557-3607"Even the change adds up. When somebody took it, they weren't taking thousands of dollars, but they were taking money from a pretty good cause and it's kind of disappointing."A CUSTOMER FOUND ONE OF THE JARS' LABELS IN THE PARKING LOT AND TOLD EMPLOYEES.THE THIEF ONLY MADE OFF WITH ABOUT 90 DOLLARS TOTAL - BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.SOT clip 2991START 2944-49 "Return the jar. Send a donation." BUTT TO TC: 3015-21 "There is so much positivity that comes from this donation jar, it was disheartening to see something so negative."TAG CG: ASHLIE HARDWAY/SALEM TOWNSHIP clip 30153800-20 "If you know who took the jars, call PSP kiski. If you'd like to donate, go to WTAE.com or drop your donation off. sig out." 3 3 3

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